I was saying just as we sat down to dinner (last night) with the family that - this Steeler/Bronco game has been on forever. We were at the 3 hour mark with six and a half minutes to play. And then...

The Steelers tied the game quickly, perfect pass from Big Ben to former Patriot-killer Jericho Cotchery, but it apparently used a lot of clock.

The Broncos went nowhere, didnt' use much clock, always a bad sign.

The Steelers couldn't close the deal in the last two minutes, plenty of clock to do it - not a good sign.

And then - the kickoff, and the Broncos ended it using very little clock.

What an awesome game, not just the fantastic finish, but the close calls, the reviews, the great passes... just awesome More than made up for the dreadful Giants/Falcons and Saturday's inevitable outcomes.

So now - the Pats host the Broncos on Saturday night, on almost the 10th Anniversary of the Snow Bowl/Tuck Rule Game. TEN years... a lot of time has passed. Just to remind us of how much time, we watched the great ESPN Special "The Brady Six" earlier today.

Is it time to pass the baton? That's one angle for sportswriters this week, and with humility, better than the 'Josh McDaniels revenge' angle. Of course, we love historical and revenge angles in Boston, I'm sure some local sportswriting legend other than Bill Simmons can combine both.

Incidentally, the McDaniels story should raise some flags - you won't find a lot of organizations with clearer chains of command and accountability than NFL teams, and the Patriots in particular. How's this going to work exactly next week and, cross fingers, the week after that and in the Super Bowl? In Bill We Trust!